As one of only two Asian students at Slackenkill High School, freshman Xing Xu exists on the fringes of adolescent society, counting the days until he's free. When a series of abductions rattles his adopted hometown, Xing as an outsider is able to see and hear things others cannot. As he moves closer to unveiling the kidnapper, he must choose between staying in the shadows and revealing a secret from his past which may prove his worth to his classmates....

High school junior Mia, who hates romantic comedies, must endure the "meet-cute" encounters her best friends set up to help her find a date for her sister's wedding.

Raised in Japan, American-born tenth-grader Emma is disconcerted by a move to Massachusetts for her mother's breast cancer treatment, because half of Emma's heart remains with her friends recovering from the tsunami.

Seventeen-year-old Jess Morgan discovers her great-great-aunt's diaries, leading her on a quest to uncover whether Aunt Anna was actually a Romanov princess. Includes author's note.

"The kids from Mr. Terupt's fifth- and sixth-grade classes are entering their first year of junior high school. There's a lot to be excited about, but there are new challenges, too. Everyone is missing Mr. Terupt. When a fight threatens to break up the group forever, they think their favorite teacher is the only one who can help them. But the kids soon find out that it's Mr. Terupt who needs saving"--

Night after night, the cruel and murderous Lo-Melkhiin listens to the stories of a young woman taken from her village, and even though she expects to be killed at any time, the woman and her tales begin to transform the kingdom.

Told through stories featuring series favorites the Flamels, Machiavelli, the twins Scatty and Aoife, Virginia Dare, and others as they carry on with fantastical new adventures of myth and legend.

Told in their separate voices, six Muslim teens are falsely accused of an alleged attack on a Los Angeles beach and must trust or turn their backs on each other to prove their innocence.

These Royals will ruin you. From wharf fights and school brawls to crumbling lives inside glittery mansions, one guy tries to save himself. Reed Royal has it all -- looks, status, money. The girls at his elite prep school line up to date him, the guys want to be him, but Reed never gave a damn about anyone but his family until Ella Harper walked into his life. What started off as burning resentment and the need to make his father's new ward suffer...

"A murder mystery in a small town raises suspicions when a member of a well-regarded family in the community is implicated"--